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Issue 87. Combined Definition and Description
Clarified that an exclamation is a word or a sentence type.
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#### Figures of Speech
**Definition** - A figure of speech is a special way of saying something in order to catch the attention or express an emotion about what is said.
**Description** - The meaning of a figure of speech as a whole is different from the normal meaning of the individual words.
**Description** - A figure of speech is a special way of saying something in order to catch the attention or express an emotion about what is said. Often the meaning of a figure of speech as a whole is different from the normal meaning of the individual words.
Here are some examples:
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#### Rhetorical Questions
**Definition** - Rhetorical questions are one kind of figure of speech.
**Description** - Rhetorical questions are a type of question that does not expect an answer or ask for information. They usually express some kind of emotion and can be intended as a rebuke or a warning, or to express surprise or irony.
**Description** - Rhetorical questions are one kind of figure of speech. They are a type of question that does not expect an answer or ask for information. They usually express some kind of emotion and can be intended as a rebuke or a warning, or to express surprise or irony.
See, for example, Matthew 3:7:
> You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath that is coming?
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#### Exclamations
**Definition** - Languages use exclamations to communicate emotion. Sometimes the exclamation word or words do not have meaning other than the expression of emotion, such as the words "alas" or "wow" in English.
**Description** - An exclamation is a word or a kind of sentence that is used to communicate emotion. Sometimes the exclamation word or words do not have meaning other than the expression of emotion, such as the words "alas" or "wow" in English.
See, for example, 1 Samuel 4:8:
> <u>Woe to us</u>! Who will protect us from the strength of these mighty gods? (ULB)
The Hebrew word translated as "woe" here expresses strong emotion about something bad happening. If possible, try to find an exclamation in your language that communicates this same emotion.
The Hebrew word translated as "woe" expresses strong emotion about something bad happening. If possible, try to find an exclamation in your language that communicates this same emotion.
#### Poetry
**Definition** - One of the purposes of poetry is to express emotion about something.
**Description** - Poetry does this in many different ways that can be different in different languages. These ways can include everything discussed so far, such as figures of speech and exclamations. Poetry might also use grammar differently than ordinary speech, or use wordplays or words with similar sounds or certain rhythms to convey emotion.
**Description** - One of the purposes of poetry is to express emotion about something. Poetry does this in many different ways that can be different in different languages. These ways can include everything discussed so far, such as figures of speech and exclamations. Poetry might also use grammar differently than ordinary speech, or use wordplays or words with similar sounds or certain rhythms to convey emotion.
See, for example, Psalm 36:5:
> Your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, reaches to the heavens;